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Governors News2018 Commonwealth of Virginia5Ninth Cargo Resupply Mission Successfully Launches from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceporthttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/november/headline-836534-en.html
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, NASA, and Virginia Space celebrate a successful NG-10 launch for cargo resupply to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission occurred on November 17, 2018, at 4:01 a.m. from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0A located at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. MARS Pad 0A was built by the Commonwealth of Virginia to accommodate the Antares 230 medium-class liquid-fuel rocket and Cygnus spacecraft.November 17, 2018Governor Northam Announces Amazon Selects Virginia for Major New Corporate Headquartershttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/november/headline-834007-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Amazon, Inc. will invest approximately $2.5 billion to establish a major new headquarters in Virginia that will create more than 25,000 high-paying jobs over 12 years. The headquarters will be housed in a collection of new and renovated buildings located in National Landing, which includes portions of Pentagon City and Crystal City in Arlington County, Virginia and Potomac Yard in the City of Alexandria, Virginia. Amazon’s initial growth is expected to be focused in the Crystal City and Pentagon City portions of National Landing.November 13, 2018Governor Northam Announces Virginia Investment in Electric Transithttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/october/headline-833295-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia will invest $14 million, or 15 percent, of the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust to fund the deployment of all-electric transit buses across Virginia. Governor Northam made the announcement during remarks at the Governor’s Transportation Conference and Innovation Summit in Norfolk today. The four-day conference is the annual gathering of transportation professionals in the Commonwealth.October 31, 2018Governor Northam Announces Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Selected for Rocket Lab’s First Launch Site and Integration Facility on U.S. Soilhttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/october/headline-832687-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Rocket Lab, a California-based company, has chosen Virginia Space and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport as the location for Launch Complex-2 (LC-2), Rocket Lab’s first launch facility located in the United States. October 17, 2018Governor Northam Signs Executive Order Establishing Conservation Cabinethttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/october/headline-831773-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam today issued Executive Order Twenty Two, establishing the Governor’s Conservation Cabinet, a new initiative to better protect Virginia’s vulnerable natural resources and improve environmental quality across the Commonwealth.October 4, 2018Governor Northam Welcomes Cathay Pacific to Dulles International Airporthttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/september/headline-831104-en.html
Today, representatives of the Commonwealth of Virginia welcomed officials from Cathay Pacific Airways to Dulles International Airport (IAD) in celebration of the carrier’s inaugural flight to Virginia from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG). The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the launch of the longest nonstop air route between Hong Kong and the Capital Region.September 25, 2018Governor Northam Launches First Real-World Testing of Innovative, In-Car Alcohol Detection Technology to Save Liveshttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/september/headline-829233-en.html
In a news conference held today, Governor Northam launched the Driven to Protect public-private partnership that is developing technology to eliminate drunk driving and save lives on Virginia roads. The partnership is the first between a state government and the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety Program (DADSS) to deploy in-vehicle alcohol detection sensors (ADS) that will determine when a driver is impaired with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at or above the legal limit of 0.08 percent.September 10, 2018Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointmentshttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/september/headline-829181-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today.September 7, 2018Governor Northam Announces Administration Appointmentshttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/july/headline-827771-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his Administration today.July 20, 2018Governor Northam Designates May 6 – 12 as Virginia Public Service Weekhttps://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/all-releases/2018/may/headline-825497-en.html
Governor Ralph Northam has proclaimed the week of May 6 – 12, 2018 as Public Service Week in Virginia to celebrate the commitment and dedication of 713,000 individuals who serve the Commonwealth in federal, state and local jobs.May 7, 2018